New-York tribune., 1887-10-23
DOMESTIC .SQCIRRELS.
AND OTHER Talented PETS.

scR,Sros Penn Oct i5-Iosiah Cosgrovc who lives
opposite little grove near Lily Lake has most inter
csting family Whom Mr. Cusgrove moved into the house
last spring lac found that the little patch of woods had
lots gray and rel squirrels I'm it, and lie made up his
mind that he would tame those squirrels before the end
Of the summer. lie had lot OF hickory nuts, and the
way hc began attract the attention OF his umbe little
ncighbcrs TO crack nuts ont In the yarl and whistle
TO the squirrels lie had not done this long before
beautiful bushytaulcI gray fellow. venturesome
than the rest scamperod out OF the grove and skipped
over toward him. Mr.. CosgrOye continued 10 whistle
cOaXingly, and pretty the squirrel came near
that Mr.. Cosgroyc able to toss "A nut 10 It, II
grabbed the nut and hoped away TO the grove but in
less than five minutes IL back again for more This
operation repeated several times the squirrel ap-
pearing 10 become less fearful Mt each visit In tho
OF hour Mr. Cosoye tossed some kernels to it
which tt right on the spot ON the following day Mr.
C0serOyc began o crack nuts In the yard again. and he
had been there almost time at all before the
handsome sIulr male ITS appearance This time It did
not attonpt to skip away when Mr. Co.groye fppei
nut to It, on the contrary 1t Sat up on It's launches ard
cracked tho nut, asking for another when it had
eaten that Before the Lesson had been finish I'd two
moro squirrels hoped ont Of the grove and approached
enough what going on bnt they were too
tnid mp and partake Of the nuts AMI when Mr.
CosgrJyc started for the house they all ran away MI
Cos-roycs family OF light quadrpeis grew larger day
dag, ana in the course Of month not less than
dozen rel AMI gray squirrels darted out Of the grove
every tnc he into the yari 20 feed thel By this
time some OF them had got be that hey would
take the nuts froin his hands but whenever Mrs Cos
grove or tho children stood around 10 the little
fellows eat. the squirrels kept AT distance. This
tmidy gradually or how ever and by the end OF
summer luirrrls allowed any member of Mr. Cos
groves family to feed them Some 0 The gray
then that Mr.. C"sgrovc could catch them, but
the shy.
Among Mr. Cosgrnves domestic animals there
female cat that great mouser. she Was beauty
black white and yellow AMI tho children thought the
world of her But 1u" day pussy All something that
crrYrd Mr. Co.groye greatly. She INTO the house
wiki rel Squirrel n her mouth. ami appeared To think
PRAISED After placing the dead pet rug she Iurrcd
and looked proud ~ her capture; but instead of being
praised Tor killing tnc squirrel, she was Scplici ami
whipped for II Aad tie itrc Hds quickly put out oi
her rrnr. week alter that -ng caught another, ami
then There sal time III Mr.. tosgrONcs family.
What to nth pussy they did not know 10 would not
do let her rNi,ruinttc the squirrels. a, she would
that va, night along. ami Ia take her c not 10 De
Thought oi Tor ulonirut - they gave pus- 10 man
vino lycd seven miles away IN scott Township. and he
took home Nlth him ON the fourth night alter her
dcparuIc Mr.. COs-ruyf'. family Wrf" getting dIy
to the house Tor the night, ta'ut sOtiu ana
little scratching heard 90 tho door The door
opened AMI ia walked pus> with "A slow anu Icnsitc
tread mGddy, tired and hungry, bat she Was
tchled get back to the old Homestead. Jnd she was
washed. fcd AMI tcndcrly cared Tor. That was FIVE
weeks ago. and never since then has puss nolcseG
SIN. c one of the squirrels.
Farmer cal sweet, oI newton Township. has young
fox that h." and hi- boys dug o "a hole early last
summer IL has been tanned and has been pet around
tue farmhouse ever since It Was caught.